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NWO grant for research on semantic universals in the modal domain 23 July 2018Linguist Wataru Uegaki received an NWO Grant of 58400 Euro for his research project 'In search of semantic universals in the modal domain'. With this ...
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Mapping Sex-by-genotype Interactions in Brain Functions 23 July 2018Fatemeh (Simin) Tabassi Mofrad has recently received a project grant (€ 25,000) from LUF/Gratama Foundation for her ideas in investigating sex-by-geno...
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NWO awards grants to Leiden University Humanities scholars 20 June 2018No fewer than three Leiden University Humanities scholars have been awarded funding from the NWO’s Free Competition in the Humanities programme: two g...
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Forensic speech recognition: emerging scientific field in Leiden 12 June 2018On 4 June 2018, students of the Forensic Speech Science master’s course visited the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) in The Hague. They were prese...
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Speakers store abstract information, irrespective of their language 01 June 2018The human brain stores not only individual words, but also all kinds of abstract information about these words. Research by Leiden linguists has shown...
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Use of nouns delays speech 15 May 2018Why do we sometimes speak more slowly or more rapidly, and why do we sometimes have a longer pause between uttering particular words? This has to do w...
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The journey of our language in prehistoric times 14 May 2018For decades, scholars have wondered about the development and dissemination of languages around the world. What are the odds that peoples living thous...
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Guus Kroonen publishes article in Science Magazine 10 May 2018Alongside several other authors, Guus Kroonen, University Lecturer in Linguistics, published an article in the well-renowned academic journal Science ...
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Language and belonging in the 21st century 12 April 2018What does it take to truly be ‘one of us’ and what role does language play in this process? In short, what is the difference between ‘a language we un...
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Babies' hearing important in language deficiency 19 March 2018During the first year of life, babies adapt to the language they hear around them. In the event of hearing difficulties, this can lead to a language d...
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The Effectiveness of Dialogue in Communication, Past and Present 19 February 2018Research collaborative of LUCAS, LUCL and Tabula Rasa (NWO KIEM-Grant)
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The Leiden Connection - screenwriter Gerard Soeteman looks back 14 February 2018Gerard Soeteman (1936) created a furore as a screenwriter of films that became classics (Dutch films: Turks Fruit, Soldaat van Oranje, de Aanslag), bu...
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Understanding the brain via language 23 January 2018Professor Jenny Doetjes at Leiden University researches similarities and differences in languages, specifically in the area of numerals and quantifier...
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‘The linguist’s work is by no means done’ 04 December 2017Brain research and statistics are advancing our understanding of language and language acquisition. Linguists are still essential, however, says Profe...
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Jenny Audring runner-up for The Sebeok-Love Award 22 November 2017The Sebeok-Love Award is awarded annually by the editorial board (a selection of articles is shortlisted by editors) of Language Sciences, for the bes...